MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	44.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '17 at 04:50
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	58% Above average	Memory 61.7 1-Core 73.7 2-Core 150 54% 95.1 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 463 46% 378 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 0501) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.4.2 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.6% Average	Lighting 53.2 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 68.8 43% 62.8 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 52.2 Splatting 56.1 47% 57.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 315GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 209 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 98 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 200 200 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 27 (C2) HDA temperature 62 57 184684642342 (F1) Unknown 100 100 42415	50.4% Above average	Read 377 Write 250 Mixed 190 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 34.7 4K Mixed 9.09 63% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 26.4 DQ Write 57.6 DQ Mixed 9.55 16% 31.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 101%
Jmicron H/W JBOD 240GB 218GB free Firmware: 0108 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24% Poor	Read 158 Write 81.7 Mixed 95.8 25% 112 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 19.8 4K Mixed 8.36 38% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 18.2 DQ Write 39.4 DQ Mixed 7.19 12% 21.6 MB/s

Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free Firmware: D781 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 155 Mixed 165 125% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.28 88% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 98%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 491GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 168 4083 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2620 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7689 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1765 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 325 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2294 (C2) HDA temperature 109 95 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	50.8% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 83.1 Mixed 23.8 49% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.38 99% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 76%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 500GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 314GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 75.8 Write 76.3 Mixed 46.3 82% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.13 60% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 2,474 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	44% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 16.2 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 11.4 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 123 33% 123 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 62%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 16%

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Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) - $72

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	221x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	99x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	77x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	53x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	28x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	28x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	21x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	13x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	14x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	12x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16